Ally Marotti

Tom Wheeler Jr. leafs through a cannabis growing book at his home in Chicago, July 23, 2020.

Illinois is paying KPMG $6.7 million to help it award marijuana licenses. But state delays are mounting, and applicants say they are losing money.

July 29, 2020 at 10:11 p.m.

Newcomers to Illinois' weed industry remain in limbo, with some hemorrhaging money, and it could be another two months before they find out whether they'll be allowed to open a...

This 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The social media giant has increased the amount it will pay in a massive privacy class action settlement with Illinois Facebook users to $650 million.

A massive Facebook privacy settlement just got bigger. Illinois users could split $650 million.

July 24, 2020 at 7:59 p.m.

A $550 million settlement was not enough for Illinois Facebook users who allegedly had their privacy rights violated. Instead, the social media giant has agreed to pay $650 million. Illinois...

Marijuana plants grow in a Curaleaf cultivation facility in Simsbury, Connecticut. Grassroots was acquired by Massachusetts-based Curaleaf Holdings.

Chicago-based Grassroots Cannabis sold in $830 million deal

July 23, 2020 at 9:07 p.m.

An $830 million deal to acquire Grassroots Cannabis closed Thursday, upending a trend of failed multimillion-dollar acquisitions of Chicago-based marijuana companies. Grassroots, which has a cultivation facility in Litchfield and...

Blackbird restaurant in Chicago closed in June, one of thousands of business affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

An estimated 4,400 Chicago-area businesses have closed during the pandemic. 2,400 say they’ll never reopen.

July 22, 2020 at 1:57 p.m.

Chicagoans have watched for months as "For Sale" and "For Rent" signs popped up in the windows of their favorite coffee joints and neighborhood bars, and they've wondered whether treasured...

Letreros sobre distanciamiento social pegados en el piso de Cushman & Wakefield, una firma de bienes raíces comerciales, fotografiados el viernes 17 de julio de 2020.

Empleados encuentran nuevas reglas en el regreso a la oficina

July 20, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

Cuando los empleados de Cushman & Wakefield comenzaron a regresar a la oficina el lunes, les dieron tapabocas, desinfectante para manos y notas adhesivas. Los tapabocas y el desinfectante para...

The Milwaukee Avenue entrance of MOCA Modern Cannabis is shown on Jan. 1, 2020, in Logan Square. MOCA Modern's dispensary in River North temporarily shut down Friday afternoon.

MOCA’s new River North dispensary temporarily shuts down after city cites lack of proper permits

July 20, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

Days after MOCA Modern Cannabis opened a dispensary in River North, the city issued a stop work order for failing to obtain the proper work permits. The dispensary temporarily shut...

A sign on a coffee pot reminds employees at Cushman & Wakefield to sanitize hands, on July 17, 2020, in Chicago.

Sticky notes on the bathroom door and wipes by the coffee pot. Employees find new rules as they return to the office.

July 20, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

When Cushman & Wakefield's employees started trickling back into the office Monday, they were given face masks, hand sanitizer and sticky notes. The face masks and hand sanitizer were fairly...

The proposed home to a cannabis dispensary at 12-14 W. Maple St. near Mariano Park in the Gold Coast on July 13, 2020.

Chicago delays decision on marijuana dispensary near Gold Coast that residents do not want to open

July 22, 2020 at 2:58 p.m.

The city has put off a decision on a company's plan to open a recreational marijuana dispensary near the Gold Coast that residents oppose. Chicago-based PharmaCann wants to open the...

Burbank Rehabilitation Center's employees hold a press conference outside the center to protest the lack of PPE equipment inside the center, April 23, 2020.

Chicago fast-food and other service workers to walk off the job Monday as part of ‘Strike for Black Lives’

July 17, 2020 at 8:25 p.m.

Fast-food and other service workers in Chicago plan to walk off the job Monday and march through downtown, demanding companies take action against systemic racism and better protect Black and...

GoHealth raises $914 million through IPO and plans to expand its Medicare offerings

July 16, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

GoHealth, an online health insurance marketplace, raised $914 million through an initial public offering Tuesday, but shares of the Chicago-based company fell 7.3% on Wednesday's first day of trading. The...

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